This study evaluates AI grammar tools' effectiveness in addressing pragmatic failures in EFL learners' emails, indicating limitations in fostering pragmatic awareness.
Key Points
Pragmatic failures often lead to linguistically correct but inappropriate messages in EFL learners' emails.
The study found that while AI grammar tools corrected surface-level errors, they struggled with context-sensitive issues.
A mixed-methods approach analyzed a corpus of 640 emails from 80 EFL students and included tools like Grammarly and ChatGPT.
Findings highlight the need for explicit instruction in pragmatics, indicating that current AI tools are insufficient for enhancing pragmatic competence.